Inspirational Women Poster Series
2022
Class: Senior Capstone
Deliverables:
Creative Direction
Illustration
Digital Artwork
Gallery Presentation
I created six posters depicting fictional female characters significant to me while incorporating a defining word for each character. (Strength for Ahsoka, Love for Wanda) These women have become influential leaders in their universes and ours by exhibiting these characteristics. I hope viewers appreciate these wonderful women the way I do. If they don’t know the characters, I hope they become interested in investigating them.
I used the Procreate app for my iPad to illustrate the posters. I enjoy Procreate because it bridges the gap between conventional illustration methods and the convenience of technology. I was inspired by The She-Series: Pop culture by Karen Hallion, Jen Bartel's comic-style illustration techniques, and Pernille Ørum's style. I incorporated Art Nouveau elements from Alphonse Mucha's posters into my series, such as his stylized female figures, ornamentation, and typography he incorporates. Art Nouveau melds well with comic book illustrations since it also includes heavy outlines, flatter colors, and block shadows. In line with the Art Nouveau movement, I added more elegance to the posters by adding gold foil pieces and spray-painted gold frames.
The following list are influential women in my digital illustration Procreate poster series:
Ahsoka Tano – Strength – Star Wars
Scarlet Witch – Love – Marvel Comics
Wonder Woman – Truth – DC Comics
Feyre Archeron – Light – ACOTAR
Sylvie – Justice – Marvel Cinematic Universe
Princess Leia – Hope – Star Wars